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In First Readings, incoming students will examine Brown’s ties to the slave trade

June 16, 2022

For the third year in a row, Brown’s annual shared reading initiative will convene incoming first-year students for rigorous discussions about the University’s landmark Slavery and Justice Report, first released in 2006.

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News and Events

Recent Brown alumni, current graduate students awarded 28 Fulbright Scholarships

June 16, 2022

In Fall 2022, 28 awardees of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program will begin teaching assignments or independent research projects in 16 countries across the world.

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News and Events

Two years later, Class of 2020 undergraduate alumni reunite for ceremony, spirited celebrations

May 28, 2022

Brown University welcomed back its 2020 graduates, who missed their in-person Commencement when COVID-19 arrived their senior year, for the full, traditional experience of Commencement and Reunion Weekend.

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Two years later than planned, Class of 2020 graduates to address peers at Commencement

May 12, 2022

Brown alumni Sydney Lo and Dhruv Singh will return to campus to deliver Commencement speeches to the Class of 2020 on Saturday, May 28, with a focus on the importance of community.

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Senior orators to impart advice, bid farewell to Class of 2022 members during Commencement

May 12, 2022

In keeping with a Brown tradition that dates back more than two and a half centuries, seniors Kaitlan Bui, Alexandra Ali Martínez and Michelle Liu will address their fellow graduates during Commencement 2022.

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News and Events

Brown providing comprehensive support for current and incoming Ukrainian students

May 5, 2022

In the wake of the war in Ukraine, the University is supporting Ukrainian students with financial assistance, summer housing, counseling and more.

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News and Events

Brown junior John Lin named one of the nation’s 58 Truman Scholars for 2022

April 15, 2022

With a commitment to reducing inequities in health care, Lin will use funding from the Truman Scholarship to seek degrees in medicine and health policy to drive change to the U.S. health care system.

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News and Events

New Kessler Scholars Program at Brown will expand support for first-gen, low-income students

April 12, 2022

Building on the success of the University’s existing FLiSP program, a new five-year, $1 million grant will create the Kessler Scholars Program, a cohort-based model that bolsters support for first-generation, low-income students.

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Brown admits 2,546 students to the undergraduate Class of 2026

March 31, 2022

The University offered admission on Thursday, March 31, to prospective members of next year’s incoming class, who were selected from Brown’s largest applicant pool to date.

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Social Sciences

Uncovering an epidemic: Student journalists and data scientists chronicle Rhode Island’s opioid crisis

March 21, 2022

A team of Brown journalism and computer science students produced a series of stories, some published and broadcast by prominent outlets, providing new insights into the Ocean State’s opioid epidemic and its human toll.

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News and Events

Brown is nation’s top Fulbright-producing university, U.S. State Department data shows

February 28, 2022

With 29 grants offered to students and recent alumni for the 2021-22 academic year, Brown earned the No. 1 spot as the country’s top producer of Fulbright winners, marking the fourth time the University earned the distinction.

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News and Events

Senior history, public policy concentrator to represent Brown on ‘Jeopardy!’ college championship

February 8, 2022

A nightly viewer of the iconic trivia show since childhood, Brown senior Max Niles will try his hand starting Friday, Feb. 11, competing against 35 students from across the nation.

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News and Events

From most diverse applicant pool to date, Brown admits 896 early decision students

December 16, 2021

Selected from a pool of 6,146 applicants, the Class of 2026’s first members reflect the University’s ongoing commitment to making a Brown education more accessible to students from every socioeconomic background.

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Arts and Humanities

In music theory class, students learn another kind of storytelling

December 14, 2021

Eric Nathan’s Theory of Tonal Music I course teaches students the mechanics of music — then calls on them to write their own pop songs.

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Health and Medicine

Student entrepreneurs at Intus Care harness power of data to improve health care for the elderly

December 9, 2021

Making the most of opportunities for entrepreneurship support at Brown, four undergraduates combined their distinctive skills, talents and experiences to change how health care is provided to vulnerable patients.

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Arts and Humanities

At Brown, Indigenous students are keeping their native languages alive

December 8, 2021

An independent study project organized through the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative is enabling students to strengthen their knowledge of international Indigenous languages, from Narragansett to Yoruba.

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News and Events

Bianca Camacho and her fellow midyear completers create unique paths to a Brown degree

December 7, 2021

Brown’s annual Midyear Completion Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 11, an in-person event that will be live-streamed, will celebrate the achievements of this year’s “.5ers,” who complete their degree requirements this month.

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Student Life

Pawtucket native, U.S. Army veteran combines Brown education with service to community

November 8, 2021

Brehan Brady — a self-described working-class kid from Pawtucket who transferred to Brown from the Community College of Rhode Island — joins other student veterans in forging a new path after their military service.

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Student Life

For senior Elvia Perez, an entrepreneurial approach to tackling educational disparities

November 4, 2021

With classroom experiences across the Open Curriculum and support from the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, Perez built on her own experiences to launch EmpowerU, a startup that connects low-income students to higher education resources.

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Arts and Humanities

Miguel Gutierrez: Coming full circle, from an unexpected angle

October 4, 2021

As a member of the Class of 2021, award-winning performer and choreographer Miguel Gutierrez completed the Brown degree he had begun 31 years before, finding unexpected peace while fulfilling his parents’ dream.

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News and Events

National, global education rankings place Brown among world’s top universities

September 21, 2021

From the Wall Street Journal to U.S. News and World Report, prominent rankings and surveys in the last year gave Brown high marks for its distinctive student experience, world-class teaching and high-impact research.

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Student Life

Katherine Haley: A long journey, lit by learning

September 7, 2021

A lifelong love of learning served as a beacon for Katherine Haley, a third-year transfer student who overcame addiction to become a member of Brown’s incoming undergraduate cohort.

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Student Life

Mason Lee: Inspired by nature to create connected communities

September 7, 2021

The incoming first-year Brown student aims to combine interests in biotechnology, firefighting and fungi to build communities across U.S. states and fields of study.

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At its 258th Opening Convocation, Brown officially commences 2021-22 academic year

September 6, 2021

University President Christina H. Paxson and Professor of Africana Studies Noliwe Rooks looked to Brown’s history for lessons on how to center truth and advance knowledge amid a challenging global moment.

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News and Events

Brown’s newest students, by the numbers

September 2, 2021

A total of 3,038 new undergraduate, graduate and medical students will begin studies at Brown University next week — here’s a look at who is arriving on College Hill.

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Science and Technology

Nathan Brown: Toward a better, more versatile wheelchair

August 5, 2021

With the help of a Royce Fellowship from the Swearer Center, Nathan Brown is developing a wheelchair design with the aim of increasing mobility for users on both indoor and outdoor terrain.

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News and Events

For second consecutive year, First Readings will examine Brown’s historical ties to the slave trade

July 15, 2021

Incoming undergraduates in the Class of 2025 will read a digitized version of the pioneering Slavery and Justice Report, the selected text for the First Readings program for the second year.

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News and Events

Brown professor and associate provost to receive IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award

July 8, 2021

For his innovative teaching and support for students, engineering professor and associate provost Chris Rose will receive the 2022 Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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Arts and Humanities

Jeremy Chan: Gamifying the scramble for Africa

July 7, 2021

As a teaching assistant in the history course African Experiences of Empire, Chan is designing board games that deepen students’ knowledge of everyday life in sub-Saharan Africa as European powers were seizing control.

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Student Life

Rainbow Chen: Equitable, ethical education through international experience

June 7, 2021

To advance education equity and policy, the Class of 2021 graduate and newly named Fulbright scholar will spend a year as an English teaching assistant in the Netherlands.

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Student Life

Tara Srinivas: Examining the causes of a rare neurodevelopmental condition

June 7, 2021

After postponing her plans for a year due to the pandemic, recent Brown graduate and Fulbright fellow Tara Srinivas will travel to Spain to research how epigenetic factors may influence neurodevelopment in Rett syndrome.

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News and Events

Brown students, recent graduates earn 27 Fulbright scholarships

June 7, 2021

This year’s student Fulbright winners will begin teaching and research assignments in 17 countries around the world in fall of 2021.

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News and Events

Reunion events, Commencement forums capture, virtually, the spirit of community celebration, intellectual discovery

May 2, 2021

A fully virtual Reunion Weekend, featuring longstanding traditions and unexpected twists, and a series of remote Commencement forums complemented in-person events taking place on College Hill from April 30 to May 2.

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News and Events

Driven to purpose by passion, Class of 2021 celebrates the Baccalaureate, virtually

April 30, 2021

In a virtual address during the annual celebration of cultures and traditions, former NFL player, business leader and Brown alumnus Steven Jordan urged graduates to uncover their purposes in life by examining their passions.

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Student Life

PHOTOS: For soon-to-be graduates, pre-Commencement events cap their Brown student experiences

April 30, 2021

In the days leading up to their Commencement ceremonies, members of the Class of 2021 attended campus events preparing them for graduation day and celebrating their academic accomplishments at Brown.

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Student Life

Zanagee Artis: Promoting climate justice through environmental policy reform

April 22, 2021

The Brown junior and co-founder of Zero Hour, one of the world’s first youth-led climate justice organizations, is working to preserve humankind’s future by promoting environmental policy change.

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News and Events

Senior orators will encourage graduates to dream big and build community

April 15, 2021

In keeping with a Brown tradition of elevating student voices at Commencement, seniors George Kubai and Siddhi Nadkarni will encourage their classmates to strengthen communities and remove barriers.

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Student Life

Hossam Zaki: Innovating medical care through artificial intelligence

April 13, 2021

The Brown University junior was recently awarded a Goldwater scholarship for his contributions to research that uses AI technology to improve medical care.

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Student Life

Thomas Usherwood: Better health care through biomedical engineering

April 13, 2021

The Brown undergraduate and newly named Goldwater Scholar draws from multiple math and science disciplines to help devise innovative ways to improve health care through biomedical engineering.

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News and Events

Three students win prestigious Goldwater scholarships for excellence in science

April 13, 2021

Joseph Cavanagh, Thomas Usherwood and Hossam Zaki each received Goldwater scholarships, which support students who plan to pursue research careers in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.

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Student Life

Joe Cavanagh: Exploring big questions through tiny matter

April 13, 2021

Brown undergraduate Joe Cavanagh researches the principles governing the tiniest elements of matter — work that recently earned him a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

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News and Events

Brown admits 2,537 students to the undergraduate Class of 2025

April 6, 2021

The University offered admission on April 6 to prospective members of next year’s incoming class, who were chosen from Brown’s largest applicant pool to date in an admissions cycle impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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News and Events

Mary Jo Callan appointed executive director of Brown's Swearer Center

March 4, 2021

As executive director, Callan will lead the Swearer Center’s community engagement initiatives at a moment when the ongoing pandemic and movement for racial justice have made this work more critical than ever.

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News and Events

Brown welcomes graduate, medical, transfer students with second Van Wickle Gates procession

March 1, 2021

With pandemic safety protocols in place, the students joined others from the Resumed Undergraduate Education and Brown-RISD Dual Degree programs for the tradition marking their official entry into the Brown community.

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News and Events

Brown ranked No. 2 nationally for 2020-21 Fulbright scholarship winners

February 18, 2021

For the fifth consecutive year, the University is among the top producers of Fulbright winners, with 38 grants awarded to Brown students and recent alumni.

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News and Events

With pandemic safety protocols in place, first-year students walk through Van Wickle Gates

February 16, 2021

The first-year student procession through the Van Wickle Gates — a tradition that symbolizes their official entry into the Brown community — was adapted to ensure the health and safety of Brown and its neighbors.

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News and Events

Brown’s newest undergraduates, by the numbers

January 20, 2021

A total of 1,756 new first-year students began studies at Brown University on Wednesday, Jan. 20 — here’s a look at who is included in the Class of 2024

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Student Life

Excitement, energy and a desire to explore: Class of 2024 undergrads arrive at Brown

January 20, 2021

After a postponed arrival due to the pandemic, Brown’s 1,756 first-year undergraduate students began their first term at the University on Wednesday, Jan. 20 — and five of them shared their stories.

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Science and Technology

Brown alumna selected for NASA’s new lunar exploration program

December 14, 2020

As one of 18 astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis program, Brown Class of 1999 graduate and accomplished astronaut Jessica Meir has a chance to become the first woman to walk on the Moon.

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News and Events

Midyear Completion students inspire, innovate on their paths to graduation

December 3, 2020

Brown’s Midyear Completion Celebration, to be held virtually on Saturday, Dec. 5, will recognize the unique achievements of this year’s 0.5ers, who complete their degree requirements this month.

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